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SHERWIN-WILLIAMS · SW 6687

Sherwin-Williams Lantern Light#F4E1AE · LRV 76

Lantern Light reads as a red-orange / warm — very light — near-white, broadens small spaces. The notes below cover the spec, what Sherwin-Williams SW 6687 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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SHERWIN-WILLIAMS LANTERN LIGHT
RGB 244, 225, 174 LRV 76

Color spec

Brand Sherwin-Williams
Name Lantern Light
SKU SW 6687
Hex #F4E1AE
RGB 244, 225, 174
HSL 44°, 76%, 82%
LRV 76
Undertone red-orange / warm
Family Yellow

About Sherwin-Williams Lantern Light

Lantern Light is very light — LRV 76, close to white. It opens up small or dim rooms and keeps walls feeling airy. Its orange undertone is the part to watch: it gets picked up by whatever sits next to it, so test it against your trim, floor and the room's main light before committing. In north light it can read slightly cooler; a warm white trim alongside keeps it from going clinical.

Lantern Light shines on ceilings, trim and in small or low-light rooms where you need to stretch the light — and as a calm whole-home backdrop. Yellows lift kitchens, hallways and kids' rooms with warmth.

Kompozit alternative

The closest hex in the Kompozit deck, ranked by ΔE2000 (perceptual color difference). ΔE under 2 is indistinguishable to most eyes; under 5 is a very close visual match.

KOMPOZIT
Gold Strand
SKU 0812 · #F3DFA6 · LRV 75
ΔE 1.45 (near-perfect)
SHOP KOMPOZIT ON AMAZON →

Closest matches at every US brand

9 brands · top 5 each

5 closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all yellow from that brand.

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.84
All yellow at Valspar →
V053-1
#F1DFAF
Banana Split
ΔE 0.84 · LRV 74.7
3006-4B
#F7E1AB
Pecan Cream
ΔE 1.06 · LRV 76.7
8002-25C
#F2E0A8
Kelsey's Curls
ΔE 1.33 · LRV 75
V056-1
#F2E0A8
Kelsey's Curls
ΔE 1.33 · LRV 75.2
6008-5B
#F3E3B7
Heart of Palm
ΔE 1.86 · LRV 77.6

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.01
All yellow at Benjamin Moore →
170
#F6E1AA
Traditional Yellow
ΔE 1.01 · LRV 72
213
#F1E2AF
Harp Strings
ΔE 1.35 · LRV
198
#F2E1B4
Cornsilk
ΔE 1.48 · LRV 72
177
#F4E2B5
Mushroom Cap
ΔE 1.48 · LRV 73
274
#F3E4B6
Santo Domingo Cream
ΔE 1.72 · LRV 75

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.08
All yellow at PPG / Glidden →
12-01
#F9E4AE
Corn Silk
ΔE 1.08 · LRV 79
1210-3
#F6E0A9
Visionary
ΔE 1.19 · LRV 76
1209-3
#F5DEAE
Dusty Yellow
ΔE 1.78 · LRV 75
1108-3
#F0E4B2
Butter Cookie
ΔE 2.36 · LRV 77
1208-3
#F3DFB6
Belgian Waffle
ΔE 2.74 · LRV 75

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.96
All yellow at Behr →
350E-3
#F7E5B9
Oklahoma Wheat
ΔE 1.96 · LRV 79
M320-3
#F2E4B8
Brushstroke
ΔE 2.23 · LRV 78
PPU6-12
#F2DFB7
Calla
ΔE 2.89 · LRV 75
PPU9-13
#EDE4B9
Yellow Wax Pepper
ΔE 3.69 · LRV 77
380E-3
#EEE6B9
Satin Souffle
ΔE 3.89 · LRV 78

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.05
All yellow at Dunn-Edwards →
DE5331
#F7DFAF
Pasta
ΔE 2.05 · LRV 76
DE5429
#F7E5A9
Gold Sand
ΔE 2.24 · LRV 79
DE5450
#F2E2A4
Sugar Cookie
ΔE 2.81 · LRV 76
DE5373
#F8DCA3
Clay Dust
ΔE 2.97 · LRV 74
DE5220
#FFDEA6
Organza
ΔE 4.27 · LRV 76

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.93
All yellow at Clare →
PNT100-MD-22
#EED6A5
Lemonade
ΔE 2.93 · LRV 69
PNT100-LT-62
#F1E6D4
Like Buttah
ΔE 9.65 · LRV 80
PNT100-LT-68
#DFDDCB
Greenish
ΔE 10.53 · LRV 72
PNT100-LT-19
#E1DDCF
No Filter
ΔE 11.34 · LRV 72
PNT100-LT-71
#F7CFB0
Before Sunrise
ΔE 11.4 · LRV 68

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.21
All yellow at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 67
#EFDBB3
Farrow's Cream
ΔE 3.21 · LRV 72
NO. 68
#EFD5A1
Dorset Cream
ΔE 3.32 · LRV 69
NO. 71
#EADFB7
Pale Hound
ΔE 3.56 · LRV 74
NO. 233
#F7E29D
Dayroom Yellow
ΔE 3.8 · LRV 77
NO. 2012
#F1E6C8
House White
ΔE 5.86 · LRV 79

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.08
All yellow at Magnolia Home →
JG-38
#ECE1BC
Ambient Light
ΔE 4.08 · LRV 75
JG-42
#EFD3A2
Lemony
ΔE 4.23 · LRV 68
JG-167
#E3D9C4
Morning Snow
ΔE 8.66 · LRV 70
JG-17
#E8E1CD
Soft Landing
ΔE 9.04 · LRV 75
JG-34
#EBDCCC
Dutch Tulip
ΔE 10.8 · LRV 73

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 7.71
All yellow at Backdrop →
BD-CC
#E5DCC4
Cookies & Cream
ΔE 7.71 · LRV 73
BD-DS
#F2EAD2
Don't Eat the Yellow Snow
ΔE 8 · LRV 84
BD-RR
#D6CFBE
Real Real
ΔE 10.8 · LRV 65
BD-TR
#F4F2E7
Tabula Rasa
ΔE 13.07 · LRV 92
BD-JA
#EFEDE3
Jane
ΔE 13.16 · LRV 86

Similar Sherwin-Williams colors

closest in the Sherwin-Williams deck

The nearest shades to Lantern Light within Sherwin-Williams's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.

SW 6694
Glad Yellow
LRV 76
SW 6680
Friendly Yellow
LRV 76
SW 6673
Banana Cream
LRV 75
SW 6701
Moonraker
LRV 76
SW 6900
Optimistic Yellow
LRV 76
SW 6681
Butter Up
LRV 74

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #F4E1AE in HSL space. Pair Lantern Light with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#F4E1AE + #AEC1F4
TRIADIC
#F4E1AE · #AEF4E1 · #E1AEF4
ANALOGOUS
#F4BEAE · #F4E1AE · #E4F4AE

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.29:1 fail
Sample text on black
16.23:1 AAA

WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.

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